Critical Nonsense
71! The Data Crystal Ball and Escaping Our Algorithms
Why do we think we can predict the future with data? And how do we escape the confines of our algorithms? [16:11]
This week, Joey and Aaron talk about weather radars, Lorenz attractors, picking a good restaurant, Janelle Monaé, ambivalent Spotify, and Netflix's Max. They don't talk about vegan Hamster Hams.
references
- A video on Lorenz attractors and chaotic systems
- From the Aaron Powers book club (a competitor to the Joey Camire bookclub): Stumbling on Happiness
- Night of 1000 Stevies
- Max, Netflix's failed recommendation algorithm. (This video serves us some serious Jackbox vibes.)